Globalization: An Executive Case Study

Globalization: An Executive Case Study  [6.0M]
Joe Drouin, TRW Automotive
Monday - 1:30 p.m.

Manufacturers today, increasingly face the opportunities and challenges of operating and competing in a global environment. Learn first hand from the experiences of one major manufacturer and find out how they became a successful global company. You'll also hear about the opportunities and challenges they continue to address as they grow and evolve.

This session will review TRW Automotive's current vast worldwide operations, compared to what it was just ten years ago, and the strategies and approaches they have taken to get to where they are today. The key business issues/opportunities, industry trends and market forces driving these changes will be identified and discussed. The challenges encountered-including regulatory control issues, technological, organizational, cultural and others-will be explored along with how they are being addressed.

Learn how TRW Automotive's increasing globalization impacted the nature and extent of their supply chain and the opportunities and challenges this entailed. The influence and impact of ever changing global competition will also be addressed.

The session will highlight the key benefits and bottom line impact of TRW Automotive becoming a more global operation and some of their remaining future globalization goals. The presentation will conclude with a recap of the globalization lessons learned over the past several years followed by an opportunity for audience members to ask questions.